INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -
Alana Samek of the Malone University women's lacrosse team has been selected as the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) Women's Lacrosse Offensive Athlete of the Week. It is the first career weekly award for the sophomore from Irwin, Pennsylvania and Malone has had four G-MAC Athlete of the Week awards given out for women's lacrosse already this season.
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Samek played a critical role in the Pioneers getting to 3-0 with a 14-8 victory over Point Park University. She tied the program record with nine points in the win with four goals and five assists. Six of her eight shots were on-goal and she scooped up two groundballs, recorded two draw controls and caused one turnover.
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Samek has eight assists in 2026, which is tied for second in the conference. Her 3.7 goals per game is good for third in the G-MAC and 6.33 points per game leads the league and is sixth in all of NCAA Division II.
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Malone is next in action on Thursday, March 5 when the team hosts the University of Charleston. The opening draw control will be at 1:00 P.M. at Pioneer Park.
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